Musk's Trillion Dollar Payout Might Just Need a Merger, Not a Miracle
Elon Musk's insane $1 trillion Tesla pay package requires wild milestones like an $8.5 trillion valuation, 20 million cars sold, and a million robots built. But buried in the fine print: if Tesla undergoes a 'Change in Control,' like merging with SpaceX, those operational milestones get tossed out and the payout is calculated on deal valuation alone. Musk has floated a SpaceX-Tesla merger before, and per the Wall Street Journal, an $8.5 trillion acquisition price would unlock his full 424 million share windfall instantly, no rockets or robots required.
Turns out the fastest way to "earn" a trillion dollars is to just buy yourself.